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Chuck Nice
Nice at Caroline's on Broadway
Born
Charles Fields[1]

(1975-07-10) July 10, 1975 (age 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations
  • Stand-up comedian
  • television host
  • radio personality
  • podcaster
Years active1996–present
Websitewww.chucknicecomic.com

Chuck Nice (born July 10, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and media host. He is a longtime comic co-host of StarTalk with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and since 2022 has hosted Brain Games: On the Road for National Geographic/Disney+.[2][3]

He started his career hosting a show atop the New-Wave dance club The Bank. He got his name from DJ Chuck Nice, a local DJ from Jersey City who made mixtapes in the ’90s. Like 50 Cent and Rick Ross, who adopted names from people they admired, he chose to carry on the name as a tribute to the mixtapes he loved listening to. Nice was also heard on The Radio Chick, a comedic show formerly on 92.3 Free FM, Q104.3 FM, and WNEW-FM, in New York City. Nice was a frequent contributor to VH1’s Best Week Ever.[4][citation needed]

Career

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Radio and early television

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On New York radio, Nice was a featured comic on The Radio Chick with host Leslie Gold during its runs on WNEW-FM (102.7) and later WAXQ/Q104.3; the show subsequently moved to 92.3 Free FM (WXRK/WFNY).[5][6][7] He went on to appear on VH1’s Best Week Ever and on truTV’s The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest....[8]

Science communication

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Nice is a regular comic co-host of StarTalk, helping translate complex ideas with humor; he also co-hosted the sports-science spinoff Playing with Science with former professional footballer Gary O'Reilly, which premiered February 1, 2017.[9][10]

In 2017 he delivered a TED talk, "A funny look at the unintended consequences of technology," at TED2017 (Vancouver); it posted to TED.com in 2018.[11][12]

Hosting and later credits

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Nice has hosted multiple series, including HGTV’s Home Strange Home and How to Buy Like a Mega-Millionaire, and National Geographic’s Brain Games: On the Road.[13][14][15] He appeared in the Netflix film The Week Of (2018) as Leonard.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Comedian Chuck Nice charged with DWI after cops say he ran light on Upper East Side". New York Daily News. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Chuck Nice – Bio". StarTalk. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "'Brain Games' Host Chuck Nice Talks Taking the Show 'On the Road'". TV Insider. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Chuck Nice :: Philadelphia City Paper". Philadelphia City Paper (archived). Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Talk radio's blue streak". The Boston Globe Magazine. 13 February 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Mediaweek: Radio" (PDF). Mediaweek: 8. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2025. In New York, the Radio Chick (aka Leslie Gold) has a new roost. In January, Gold will co-host mornings with Bob Buchmann on Classic Rock WAXQ-FM.
  7. ^ "Leslie Gold "The Radiochick" hosts at the 92.3 FREE FM studios (Jan. 5, 2006)". Getty Images. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Chuck Nice – Bio". StarTalk. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Welcome to Playing with Science". StarTalk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Announcing StarTalk Playing with Science – premieres Feb 1". StarTalk. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Chuck Nice". TED. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  12. ^ "It's personal: Session 9 of TED2017". TED Blog. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Home Strange Home". HGTV. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  14. ^ "How to Buy Like a Mega-Millionaire". HGTV. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ^ "'Brain Games' Host Chuck Nice Talks Taking the Show 'On the Road'". TV Insider. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  16. ^ "The Week Of – Full cast & crew". Rotten Tomatoes. 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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